The Rover (2014)
10 years after a global economic collapse, a hardened, ruthless ex-soldier tracks down the men who stole his only possession. As he travels through the lawless Australian outback, he takes a damaged young man as his unwitting accomplice.
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FINAL GRADE: A
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Film Review – The Rover (Second Take)
David Michôd’s follow-up to the award-winning Animal Kingdom is The Rover. Like Animal Kingdom, it is also set in Australia, but the film is bleaker and has less characters. The Rover is set ten years after “the collapse.” It is never explained more than that…
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Film Review – The Rover
Amidst the sun drenched landscape, between ringing shots of gunfire and desperate attempts for survival, a man sits in a small room lined with cages full of dogs. His name is Eric (Guy Pearce). He sits staring at the cages. Nothing is said, and no…
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